DocumentCode
1308017
Title
C-band clear air propagation and ducting in coastal West Africa
Author
Leontakianakos, A.N.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Microelectron. Eng., Griffith Univ., Brisbane, Qld.
Volume
32
Issue
25
fYear
1996
fDate
12/5/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2331
Lastpage
2333
Abstract
Between the months of November and March the dry season in West Africa is the cause of intense clear air ducting conditions. Measurements taken show how temperature and humidity exhibit inversions with altitude. These inversions adversely affect C-band wave propagation
Keywords
microwave propagation; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; C-band wave propagation; clear air ducting; coastal West Africa; dry season; humidity; inversion; temperature;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19961578
Filename
555960
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